work on paper

The King is dead. Love your brother.
1969

Poster has a bright green and hot pink background with images of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wfe at the top and bottom. The top image has the caption, "Dr. King stares through the rain...

Common Cause
1971

Poster has a blue and pink design in the center resembling an arrow. The lower left has a quote in light gray. It reads, "nations decay / only the citizen critical and loving can bring them back...

untitled (Alan Paton/Mrs. Medgar Evers quotes]
1967

Poster has a hot pink, orange and light purple striped background. Along the left side are two quotes in bright orange. Poster reads, "But there is only one thing that has power completely, and...

Give a damn.
1968

Poster has a purple background with yellow text. In the center is a large yellow X. On the top right is a small yellow circle with "Give a damn" printed in purple. The lower left corner has an...

Wouldn't you go to jail if it would help end the war?
1971

Poster has a light blue background on the left and a yellow background on the right. Across the top and bottom edges are thick black squiggle lines. In the center is black script lettering. It...

Stop the bombing
c. 1968

Poster has a white background at the top and a red background at the bottom with light blue text. Across the center is large blue lettering that reads, "Stop the bombing." Bottom of the poster...

There is so much coldness
c. 1966

Poster has an orange background at the top with yellow text and design. Along the bottom are four pink circles with a white background. Poster reads, "There is so much coldness because we do not...

General Strike!
c. 1972

Poster has a turquoise background with white text along the right side. On the left is an image of factory or construction workers in black and white striking with signs. In the foreground is a...

Speedups: Workers Never Profit
1972

Poster has a dark blue background with a large silver hand holding a large silver stop watch. In the center of the stop watch is an image of man in gold working a desk. The image of the man is...

Upward Mobility: A False Promise
1974

Poster has a sky background that fades from dark blue to a light blue. At the horizon are black buildings and construction equipment. Along the top is "CLASS" in large white lettering. Walking by...

A.M.A's Nightmare
1969-1970

Poster has a black background with a white image in the center. The image shows a next with an eagle and a small bird emerging from an egg. In front of the small bird is a fetus and the bird is...

Ideological Coverup
1974

The top portion of the poster has a representation of the Love print in blue, red and green. The bottom right corner of the stamp is being lifted up by a man in black and white and reveals a group...

The Greatest Show on Earth? The Commodity Fetish
1972

Poster has a purple background with white text. In the center is a window that is outlined in turquoise with two signs on either side. The signs read, "The Mechanics of Everyday Life." Behind the...

If there is a fuel shortage, make the big fuel companies carry our burden!
1974

Poster is divided in halves by two images. The top image has a gray background with blue and white images and has a gas pump on the right with a sign that reads, "Sorry! We are out of gas." On the...

Bugged by U.S. Government?
1973

Poster has a dark blue background with a light blue and gray image in the center. The image shows a body that is in shadow reaching forward with a reel of magnetic computer tape in one hand. On...

Blood of the Condor
1970

Poster has a red background with black image and white text along the top. In the center is a man wearing a large brimmed hat and an angry expression on his face. He is holding a gun. Above is "...

untitled (25 dollars)
c. 1973

Poster has a red background in the center comprised of an image of a large crowd of people. The people in the crowd are blurry. Rising from the crowd is a large green 25 dollar United States...

American Imperialism [also called "predator"]
c. 1972

Poster has a black background with a yellow and red image in the center. The image depicts two men hanging dead from a tree. Above them is a large eagle in red landing to sit on the top tree...

The Look of Imperialism
1970

Poster has a black background with a large close-up image of a woman's face. The woman has short side-parted blonde hair, large sunglasses, and a zipped jacket with a collar that partially...

Cut Out Women's Work! Demand Job Equality
1973

Poster has a red background at the top with white text and a gray background at the bottom with white text. The upper half has three women, one is walking, the other is holding pointing, and the...

Signing the People's Peace Treaty
1970

Poster has a black background and is mounted on a gray sheet of cardstock. At the top is a United States flag that is partially covered by a Saigon flag that is yellow with red stripes. Below in...

Our Dreams And Realities: A Day in the Life of an Office Worker
1974

Poster has a light gray background with red text. Across the center are two lines of images. The center line depicts a woman working in an office throughout the day. On the left is 8 AM and she is...

Ideological Coverup
1974

The top portion of the poster has a representation of artist Robert Indiana's iconic "Love" image in blue, red and green. The bottom right corner of the stamp is being lifted up by a man in black...

untitled (war crimes tribunal)
1970

Poster has a red and blue image in the center. The top has an image of a crowd of Vietnamese people raising their arms holding guns and a woman. Below is a blue image with several men sitting...

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